"Purpose" or "The Swordbearer's Lament" is the first thrilling chapter of "The Elect Stories" - a series that delivers all the thrills and world-building of Epic Fantasy in 12 novella-length cliffhanger episodes. The adventure begins here!

Palm is a human war-orphan, a changeling child raised among the sylueds - the indigenous people of the Forest that small-minded folk call "elves." An expert swordsman by the age of nineteen, Palm accompanies his half-sylued swordmaster, Timriel Jackson, to the sprawling frontier city of Vessena. Their mission: protect Father Saren, representative of the sylued people, as he forges a new treaty with the humans.

Once a melting pot of travelers and tradespeople from the farthest corners of the map, Vessena has fallen under the influence of lumber barons and oligarchs who resist what they see as Father Saren's political intrusion.

But Father Saren and his followers aren't the only unwanted newcomers to the city. Something monstrous stalks the cobblestone streets and secret alleys of Vessena...
Follow the adventures of our swashbuckling heroes from the foggy, lamplit streets of old Vessena's, to the canopied shadows of the Forest, to the dark dungeons beneath exotic temples as they confront an ancient and insidious evil.

"Anchored by a diverse cast of endearing characters, this fast-paced story grabs you from the very beginning and keeps you riveted as the dark mystery seething just below the surface is unraveled." - Bonita Gutierrez, co-author of "The Werewolf Whisperer' series

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• Publication Date: January 17, 2021
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• Print Length: 107 Pages
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